Hanger for plates and other articles



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Patented Aug. 30, 1938 NIT'ED ST T HANGER Fort PLATES ANp OTHER,

ARTICLES Walter J. Grandman, New York, N. Y.

Application March 19, 1937, Serial No. 131,854

1 Claim.

One object of this invention is the provision of a device adapted to suspend an ornamental plate or any other suitable article from a hook, the device being so designed and constructed as to provide a secure and safe retension of the plate against inadvertent release as a result of vibration or accidental brushing contact against the same.

Another object of the invention is the provision of such a device which is simple in construction and operation, and which may be manufactured at a minimum cost. I

The above and other objects will become apparent in the description below, in which characters of reference refer to like-named parts in the accompanying drawing.

Referring briefly to the drawing, Figure 1 is a front view of a plate retained in the .device.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary rear view of Figure 1, showing the device.

Figure 3 is a side view of Figure 2, with parts broken away.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral I0 represents a plate, although any other article may be substituted for the plate with suitable modifications in the detailed confirmation of the finger members of the device about to be described.

The device comprises a pair of oppositely extending substantially U-shaped frames II and I2 juxtaposed one above the other. The frame II comprises the lower member or yoke I3 bent at each end into a loop I I and extended beyond the loops I4 in the form of arms I5 extending upwardly at right angles to the yoke I3. The

frame I2 comprises a yoke I6 bent into a loop II at each end and extended downward beyond the loops I? in the form of arms I8 at right angles to the yoke I6. The arms I5 of the frame II pass slidably through the loops I! of the arm I2, and the arms I8 of the frame I2 pass slidably through the loops I4 of the frame II. Coiled springs I9 surround the arms I5 between the loops I4 and IT on each side, and normally urge the upper loops I'I away from the lower loops M, i. e., normally urge the yokes I3 and I6 apart.

The arms I5 are bent at substantially right angles (outward toward the observer, in a plane at right angles to the paper, Figure'2) beyond the loops I! to form limit stops 20. From the bends 20, the arms are again bent at substantially right angles (in a plane parallel with the paper, Figure 2) to provide short sections 2I which diverge from each other and obviously lie at a distance rearward (of the plate, Figure 1; to the right, Figure 3). From the sections 2| the arms I5 are extended in an angularly divergent upward direction to form fingers 22 whose extremities are bent into substantially S-shaped grips 23 having hooks 24 on their ends. The extremities 23 extend at an angle to the extensions 22, as shown in Figure 3, to provide a recess 25 between these parts. All plates are provided with peripheral bases 26, as shown in Figure 3. Ample space is provided between the base 26 of the plate I0, and the fingers 22. In some cases, however, the base 26 of the plate occurs closer to the outer periphery of the plate, for which reason the finger 22 is kept at a distance (to the right, Figure 3) from the extremity 23 so that such plates may be accommodated by the device. In the extreme case of the latter form of plates, the base 26 will register in or closely adjacent to the recess 25.

The arms I8 of the frame I2 are formed substantially similarly, but complementarily to the arms I5 above described, with the exception that the angle of the fingers 2'! of the arms I8 with respect to the vertical (Figure 3) is more obtuse. The fingers 21 are similarly provided with substantially S-shaped extremities 28 and hooks 29, but the section 3Il forming the lower portion of the extremity 28 of each finger 21 is at a more acute angle with respect to the vertical (Figure 3) so as to provide a suitable niche in which the lower edge of the plate seats. The yoke I6 of the frame I2 has a loop 3| formed intermediate its length by means of which the frame may be suspended from a hook.

To apply the device to a plate, the opposite yokes I3 and I6 are first drawn together between the fingers of the users hand, which operation causes the hooks 24 to separate from the hooks 29. With a plate set within the extended hooks, pressure on the yokes I3 and I6 is released, whereupon the springs I9 draw the hooks toward each other until they contact with the periphery of the plate. In case the plate should have a wavy periphery, the hooks 24 may be caused to register in the depressions of such a periphery by simply bending the fingers 22 toward or away from each other, and doing the same with the fingers 21.

Thus, a device has been provided which may be quickly applied to or removed from a plate for the purpose of suspending the plate from a hook. The same device may be utilized to suspend articles or merchandise for display by simply bending the fingers 22 and 21 to more closely approximate the contour of the article, and articles so suspended will remain safe from being inadvertently turned over as is the case when such articles are mounted on a standard or other device such as those in common use for displaying merchandise.

Obviously, modifications in form and structure may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

I claim:

A device of the class described comprising a pair of oppositely disposed substantially U-shaped frames juxtaposed one against the other with the arms of said frames extending in opposite directions, loops formed on the ends of the yokes of said frames, said yokes and said arms forming a rectangular enclosure having said arms on opposite sides and said yokes at respectively the top and bottom, the top yoke of said yokes having an eyelet formed intermediate its width for suspending the device from a support, the arms of each of said frames passing slidably through said loops of the other of said frames, coiled compression springs surrounding said arms between said yokes, all of said arms extending beyond said loops to form fingers, said fingers of each of said frames extending angularly divergently with respect to each other, hooks on the ends of said fingers, said arms of said yokes being bent at right angles at their extensions beyond said loops to form limit stops, said fingers being bent outward near their extremities to form recesses at the outer ends of said fingers.

WALTER J. GRANDMAN. 

